Event ID 2630 — DNS Server Autoconfiguration

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

When a DNS server is installed as part of the process of creating a domain controller, it is configured automatically to use the appropriate DNS servers for name resolution, forwarding, and root hints.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 2630
Source: Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Service
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: DNS_EVENT_AUTOCONFIG_FAILED
Message: The DNS server could not configure the network connections of this computer with the local computer's IP address as the preferred DNS server, because this computer is connected to networks with different or invalid DNS namespaces. Manual configuration of the local DNS server to perform name resolution on one or more of the namespaces is required before the preferred DNS servers of this computer should be modified.

If the network connections of this computer are not configured with the local computer's IP address as the preferred DNS server, this computer may not be able to dynamically register DC locator records in DNS. Absence of these records may prevent other Active Directory domain controllers and domain members from locating this domain controller.

User Action:

Ensure that DC locator DNS records enumerated in the file %SystemRoot%\system32\config\netlogon.dns are registered on the local DNS server. If these records are not registered in DNS:
a) Add a delegation to this DNS server to parent DNS zone matching the name of the Active Directory domain OR
b) Configure the local DNS server with appropriate root hints and forwarders (if necessary) and configure the network connections of this computer with the local computer's IP address as the preferred DNS server. Note that other computers using other DNS servers as their preferred or alternate DNS servers may not be able to locate this domain controller, unless the DNS infrastructure is properly configured.

Resolve

Correct the DNS server configuration

When the DNS Server role is configured to integrate with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), the TCP/IP settings of the server are configured to use the local DNS server as the preferred DNS server. This autoconfiguration process has failed, leaving the server in an inconsistent state. To correct this condition, you must ensure that the server is configured to use itself as the preferred DNS server and that the server is properly configured to work with AD DS. Your Active Directory infrastructure will not function properly until this issue is resolved.

Ensure that the network connections of the DNS server are configured with its own IP address as the preferred DNS server.

To perform this procedure, you must have membership in Administrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.

To view and set the preferred DNS server:

  1. On the DNS server, click Start, right-click Network, and then click Properties.
  2. In the Network and Sharing Center, click Manage network connections.
  3. In Network Connections, right-click a connection, and then click Properties.
  4. Click the appropriate Internet Protocol version for your environment, and then click Properties.
  5. Verify that Use the following DNS server addresses is selected and that Preferred DNS server contains the IP address of this server. If necessary, replace the IP address with the IP address of this server.

Ensure that the domain-controller locator DNS records that are enumerated in the file %systemroot%\system32\config\netlogon.dns are registered on the local DNS server.

To view records in the netlogon.dns file:

  1. On the DNS server, click Start, and then click Run.
  2. Type notepad %systemroot%\system32\config\netlogon.dns, and then click OK.

The file should contain records similar to the following:

Domain. 600 IN A 157.59.85.147 _ldap._tcp.Domain. 600 IN SRV 0 100 389 Server.Domain.

_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.Domain. 600 IN SRV 0 100 389 Server.Domain.

Where Domain is the fully qualified name of the domain, and Server is the unqualified name of the DNS server (domain controller).

If these records are not registered, do the following:

  • Add a delegation to this DNS server to the parent DNS zone that matches the name of the Active Directory domain.
  • Configure the local DNS server with appropriate root hints and forwarders, if necessary.

To add a delegation to this DNS server:

  1. On the DNS server, open DNS Manager. To open DNS Manager, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.
  2. In the console tree, right-click DNS, and then click Connect to DNS Server.
  3. Click The following computer, type the DNS name or IP address of the DNS server hosting the parent zone, and then click OK.
  4. In the console tree, right-click the parent domain, and then click New Delegation.
  5. Follow the instructions in the New Delegation Wizard to finish creating the new delegated domain.

To configure this DNS server with root hints and forwarders:

  1. On the DNS server, open DNS Manager. To open DNS Manager, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.
  2. In the console tree, right-click the DNS server, and then click Properties.
  3. Click the Root Hints tab, and then modify server root hints as follows:
    • To add a root server to the list, click Add, and then specify the name and IP address of the server to be added to the list.
    • To modify a root server in the list, click Edit, and then specify the name and IP address of the server to be modified in the list.
    • To remove a root server from the list, select it in the list, and then click Remove.
    • To copy root hints from a DNS server, click Copy from server, and then specify the IP address of the DNS server from which you want to copy a list of root servers to use in resolving queries. These root hints will not overwrite any existing root hints.
  4. Click the Forwarders tab, and then click Edit.
  5. Modify the forwarders list as follows:
    • To add a forwarder, type the IP address or DNS name of the forwarder.
    • To modify a forwarder, click the forwarder, and then type a new IP address or DNS name.
    • To remove a forwarder, click the forwarder, and then click Delete. 

Verify

Verify that the DNS Server event log contains Event ID 2631, which indicates that the server has successfuly completed autoconfiguration and that no related error events appear.

If prior troubleshooting was required, confirm that Active Directory Domain Service (AD DS) clients can resolve names using the DNS Server service on the domain controller. To confirm this, on a domain client computer, run the following command several times, substituting the name of the DNS server for <server> and the fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) of hosts that are internal and external to your network for <host>:

nslookup <host> <server>

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